GMA Dave Trips: St. Martin Tourism Rebounds Overcoming Challenges From the Pandemic to Construction . and last updated 2021-04-02 11:42:26-04 St. Martin Parish is genuinely known as the gateway to Acadiana. Coming from the east on I-10, it's the first thing you see. And what a site, the Atchafalaya Basin. Laci Laperouse says, visitors are trickling back in. . "People are feeling a little bit more comfortable coming out and start enjoying what we have to offer." Over the past year, they've concentrated on getting folks from Acadiana to stop by. Laperouse adds,"Our main goal here is to get people to eat and shop local. It's important that our local people support our local businesses."